Picanto 3rd Gear February 8, 2010 Share February 8, 2010 it cost $98. the mech will clean the throttle body, then pump some 3M cleaning liquid into the combustion chamer. afer that, 2 cans of additives will be poured into the fuel tank. any of you try this engine restore service? the after results good or not? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidLee Neutral Newbie February 8, 2010 Share February 8, 2010 additives have been proven a waste of money by many articles in the net unless your car is more than 10 years and have been filling petrol from poorly filtered pump station then a major cleaning is recommended. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picanto 3rd Gear February 9, 2010 Author Share February 9, 2010 On 2/8/2010 at 3:04 PM, DavidLee said: additives have been proven a waste of money by many articles in the net unless your car is more than 10 years and have been filling petrol from poorly filtered pump station then a major cleaning is recommended. so you never do any cleaning at all? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
V2-g Neutral Newbie February 9, 2010 Share February 9, 2010 On 2/8/2010 at 2:29 PM, Picanto said: it cost $98. the mech will clean the throttle body, then pump some 3M cleaning liquid into the combustion chamer. afer that, 2 cans of additives will be poured into the fuel tank. any of you try this engine restore service? the after results good or not? IMO, just maintain ur car every 10k or so, and u wld have lesser headaches. as for me, i only clean throttle body, cos TB wld dirty liao. engine now sounds quite different after the TB cleaning. use a better quality air filter, and redline SI-1 as my additive to clean my fuel injectors. me dump in half bottle of redline SI-1 for initial, and then use it as a maintenace dose every month... btw, how old is ur ride, and wat's the mileage clocked?? cos i clean my TB after 30k or so, meaning it's more of annual cleaning. if u r on hurricane filter, maybe, u wld nd to clean it more often, due to dirt and dust accumulation. btw, i juz swapped to apexi filter, previous on HKS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picanto 3rd Gear February 9, 2010 Author Share February 9, 2010 On 2/9/2010 at 12:35 AM, V2-g said: IMO, just maintain ur car every 10k or so, and u wld have lesser headaches. as for me, i only clean throttle body, cos TB wld dirty liao. engine now sounds quite different after the TB cleaning. use a better quality air filter, and redline SI-1 as my additive to clean my fuel injectors. me dump in half bottle of redline SI-1 for initial, and then use it as a maintenace dose every month... btw, how old is ur ride, and wat's the mileage clocked?? cos i clean my TB after 30k or so, meaning it's more of annual cleaning. if u r on hurricane filter, maybe, u wld nd to clean it more often, due to dirt and dust accumulation. btw, i juz swapped to apexi filter, previous on HKS. 5 yrs old car. coming to 60k. please recommend the shop which you use to clean the TB. How much is it and are their skills good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonpaul0104 2nd Gear February 9, 2010 Share February 9, 2010 On 2/8/2010 at 2:29 PM, Picanto said: it cost $98. the mech will clean the throttle body, then pump some 3M cleaning liquid into the combustion chamer. afer that, 2 cans of additives will be poured into the fuel tank. any of you try this engine restore service? the after results good or not? have tried it before....personally nothing huh hah abt it.....cannot feel any difference at all.... but got once tried the OWS 3 in 1 cleaning........that one got effect...if I not wrong cost $68....did it at the Shell Station at Bedok North when do servicing there... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picanto 3rd Gear February 9, 2010 Author Share February 9, 2010 On 2/9/2010 at 4:37 AM, Jonpaul0104 said: have tried it before....personally nothing huh hah abt it.....cannot feel any difference at all.... but got once tried the OWS 3 in 1 cleaning........that one got effect...if I not wrong cost $68....did it at the Shell Station at Bedok North when do servicing there... ows better than 3M? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuan 6th Gear February 9, 2010 Share February 9, 2010 On 2/8/2010 at 2:29 PM, Picanto said: it cost $98. the mech will clean the throttle body, then pump some 3M cleaning liquid into the combustion chamer. afer that, 2 cans of additives will be poured into the fuel tank. any of you try this engine restore service? the after results good or not? For cleaning of TB, it is usually advisable to take out and clean.... By pumping or spraying the liquid to clean the TB, you are pushing the dirt or carbon stains in the TB into the engine internals. This is what my mechanic told me. The TB in my car has been cleaned a few times due to my high mileage. Intake path all stock condition. I am quite skeptical about additives. If they can work by means of being poured into fuel tank, OE manufacturers would have told and sold it to us. My 2 cents worth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuan 6th Gear February 9, 2010 Share February 9, 2010 On 2/9/2010 at 4:34 AM, Picanto said: 5 yrs old car. coming to 60k. please recommend the shop which you use to clean the TB. How much is it and are their skills good? TB cleaning is available in normal workshops. All mechanics should be able to do so for a fee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonpaul0104 2nd Gear February 9, 2010 Share February 9, 2010 On 2/9/2010 at 5:29 AM, Picanto said: ows better than 3M? that is my opinion only.....anyway I got the 3M thing for FOC...won it in a car contest.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
V2-g Neutral Newbie February 9, 2010 Share February 9, 2010 On 2/9/2010 at 4:34 AM, Picanto said: 5 yrs old car. coming to 60k. please recommend the shop which you use to clean the TB. How much is it and are their skills good? u can call jason at 979795869... his nick is whitesnail, a freelancer who does CAI, and other services... u can check out his service from many other car forums.... http://www.clubhyundai.org/f/viewtopic.php...0&start=165 he wld remove the whole TB to clean it....as for charges, best u chk with him.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picanto 3rd Gear February 9, 2010 Author Share February 9, 2010 On 2/9/2010 at 7:00 AM, Yuan said: For cleaning of TB, it is usually advisable to take out and clean.... By pumping or spraying the liquid to clean the TB, you are pushing the dirt or carbon stains in the TB into the engine internals. This is what my mechanic told me. The TB in my car has been cleaned a few times due to my high mileage. Intake path all stock condition. I am quite skeptical about additives. If they can work by means of being poured into fuel tank, OE manufacturers would have told and sold it to us. My 2 cents worth. what you say does make a lot of sense. but i think 3M will not come up with a product that will damage the engine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picanto 3rd Gear February 9, 2010 Author Share February 9, 2010 the 3M system Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
V2-g Neutral Newbie February 9, 2010 Share February 9, 2010 On 2/9/2010 at 8:16 AM, Picanto said: what you say does make a lot of sense. but i think 3M will not come up with a product that will damage the engine. is not 3M damage the engine... might be user misuse and damage the engine, then push the blame to product manufacturer.... maybe cos me in engineer cs line, cos kenna many cases whereby end user nvr read the instructions carefully, or follow instruction, and end up, damage their stuff.. then they wld call up and demand compensation, claiming that the priduct we sold them, damage their other components... btw, me in IT line... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuan 6th Gear February 9, 2010 Share February 9, 2010 On 2/9/2010 at 7:08 AM, V2-g said: u can call jason at 979795869... his nick is whitesnail, a freelancer who does CAI, and other services... u can check out his service from many other car forums.... http://www.clubhyundai.org/f/viewtopic.php...0&start=165 he wld remove the whole TB to clean it....as for charges, best u chk with him.... I saw his workmanship on CAI in some open pod setups..... His charges not cheap though. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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